Swine flu ruse: Bogus disinfectant claims
December 2, 2009 by Fred HosierPosted in: Illnesses, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, swine flu, Worker health
PDF Disinfectants can be useful in limiting spread of any type of influenza, including swine flu. But what exactly can these products do, and what can’t they do?
EPA has issued a warning: Several vendors are making claims that aren’t true.
What is true: Disinfectants used on hard surfaces according to label instructions are effective against type-A flu viruses, including this year’s H1N1 strain. Approved products specifically have label information which states they provide effectiveness against “Influenza A viruses”
However, there are no products registered by EPA that will disinfect or sterilize the air or a room by fogging. Claims for disinfecting carpets, drapes and other porous surfaces are also false.
For more information from EPA on flu disinfectant products, click here.
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December 8th, 2009 at 10:21 am
How about reporting how bogus the whole swine flu epidemic is? Media - government - driven scaremongering. In eight months about 4,000 people have died from swine flu - most of them people with prevailing conditions susceptible to any malady. Project that out through the flu season and you have a total of 6,000 deaths. Last year over 36,000 people died from regular flu - where was the outrage?
December 8th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
^ That. I second LEU’s comment.
December 8th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Completely agree. And those 4,000 were just magically changed overnight from 1,000.
December 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Would you rather be prepared, make changes on how you clean, and not face a pandemic or just go along thinking nothing bad will happen and have 50% of our workforce sick? I am glad the flu season has not been as bad as predicted. Maybe part of the lack of a pandemic is stepped up cleanliness. My company put changes into place before the flu season started and maybe that helped. We will never know. Remember, there are a few more months to go before flu season is over so continue good health practices.
I do notice that my coworkers who have gotten the flu are out longer this year than last year and take longer to recover.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Has it occured to anyone the control of the pandemic may be to a large part the educational programs that have give many folk knowledge about this?
As far as the disinfectants are concerned most of the spread is by surfaces air fogging with most products is dangerous and should only be done by trained staff. Luse the area should not be used for a period of time!!! Personal controls work with people that have the flue including staying
That is why the sprays are used but the label on many states the surface has to be sprayed wet!!!!! Not good for drapes and other things
December 28th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Excuse this as the phone rang (I am at work) and I leaned on the mouse so a incomplete version of this went out the more coherant version is here.
Has it occured to anyone the control of this pandemic may be to a large part the educational programs that have give many folk knowledge on how to prevent the spread of the H1N1?
As far as the disinfectants are concerned most of the spread is by surfaces air fogging with most products is dangerous and should only be done by trained staff. Use the area being should not allowed for a period of time, pets and plants usuall should be removed!!! Personal controls work with people that have the flue including staying home have shown to be effective.
That is why the sprays are used but the label on many states the surface has to be sprayed wet!!!!! Not good for drapes and other things